Blue Heelers season 3
| Blue Heelers - Season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 12 February – 26 November 1996 |
| Season chronology | |
 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (September 2009) |
The third season of the Australian police-drama Blue Heelers premiered on the Seven Network on 12 February 1996 and aired on Monday nights, and later Tuesday nights, at 8:30 PM. The 42-episode season concluded 26 November 1996.
Casting
Main cast for this season consisted of:
- John Wood as Sergeant Tom Croydon [full season]
- Julie Nihill as Christine 'Chris' Riley [full season]
- Martin Sacks as Detective Senior Constable Patrick Joseph 'P.J.' Hasham [full season]
- Lisa McCune as Constable Margaret 'Maggie' Doyle [full season]
- William McInnes as Senior Constable Nicholas 'Nick' Schultz [full season]
- Grant Bowler as Constable Wayne Patterson [episodes 87-96]
- Damian Walshe-Howling as Probationary Constable Adam Cooper [full season]
- Tasma Walton as Probationary Constable Deirdre 'Dash' McKinley [episode 107+]
Semi-regular cast members for this season include:
- Peta Doodson as Inspector (formerly Senior Sergeant) Monica Draper
- Beth Buchanan as Susan Croydon
- Michael Isaacs as Clancy Freeman
- Axl Taylor as Len the barman
- Dennis Miller as Ex-Sergeant Pat Doyle
- Nick Waters as Inspector Ted Faulkner
- Helen Trenos as Celia Donald
- Stuart Baker as "Richo"
- Reg Evans as Keith Purvis
- Terry Gill as Superintendent Clive Adamson
- Karen Davitt as Doctor Zoe Hamilton
- Rachel Blakely as Gina Belfanti
- Beverley Evans as Harriet Keppel
- Alexandra Sangster as Anna Croydon
- Don Bridges as Charlie Clarke
- Marie Trevor as Lelia Clegg
- Pauline Terry-Bietz as Beth McKinley
- Frankie J. Holden as Jack Woodley
Notable guest stars included Frances O'Connor, Marg Downey, Lee Kernaghan, Radha Mitchell, Terry Gill, Raelee Hill, Louise Siversen, Rhys Muldoon, David Wenham, Norman Yemm, Andrew Blackman, Frankie J. Holden, Anne Phelan, Annie Jones, and Andrew McKaige.
With Grant Bowler's exit from the show, Ann Burbrook also returned to Blue Heelers to temporarily reprise her role as Roz Patterson.
Production
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Reception
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Awards
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Episodes
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| DVD season no. | Episode no. | Title | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Original airdate (Aust.) |
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| 3.2 | 087 | "Once Only Withdrawal (1)" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 February 1996 |
| 3.2 | 088 | "Once Only Withdrawal (2)" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 February 1996 |
| 3.2 | 089 | "Second Innings" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 February 1996 |
| 3.2 | 090 | "Spider Man" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 February 1996 |
| 3.2 | 091 | "Day of Reckoning" | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 27 February 1996 |
| 3.2 | 092 | "Sex and Death" | Unknown | Unknown | 5 March 1996 |
| 3.2 | 093 | "Not in my Backyard" | Unknown | Unknown | 12 March 1996 |
| 3.2 | 094 | "All Part of the Service" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 March 1996 |
| 3.2 | 095 | "Dog Days" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 March 1996 |
| 3.2 | 096 | "An Act of Random Violence" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 April 1996 |
| 4.1 | 097 | "Unfinished Business" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 April 1996 |
| 4.1 | 098 | "Happy Families" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 April 1996 |
| 4.1 | 099 | "Priorities" | Unknown | Unknown | 23 April 1996 |
| 4.1 | 100 | "A Fair Crack of the Whip (1)" | Unknown | Unknown | 30 April 1996 |
| 4.1 | 101 | "A Fair Crack of the Whip (2)" | Steve Mann | Unknown | 7 May 1996 |
| 4.1 | 102 | "Under Pressure" | Unknown | Unknown | 14 May 1996 |
| 4.1 | 103 | "Fight Dirty" | Unknown | Unknown | 21 May 1996 |
| 4.1 | 104 | "Art of Deception" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 May 1996 |
| 4.1 | 105 | "Old Sins, Long Shadows" | Steve Mann | Unknown | 4 June 1996 |
| 4.1 | 106 | "In Unity Is Strength" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 June 1996 |
| 4.1 | 107 | "The Kremin Factor" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 June 1996 |
| 4.1 | 108 | "Shelter from the Storm" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 June 1996 |
| 4.1 | 109 | "Principle of the Thing" | Unknown | Unknown | 2 July 1996 |
| 4.1 | 110 | "Mind Games" | Unknown | Unknown | 9 July 1996 |
| 4.1 | 111 | "Duty of Care" | Unknown | Unknown | 16 July 1996 |
| 4.1 | 112 | "Other People's Lives" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 August 1996 |
| 4.1 | 113 | "A Gift From God" | Unknown | Unknown | 13 August 1996 |
| 4.1 | 114 | "Waiting to Happen" | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 20 August 1996 |
| 4.1 | 115 | "Bewitched" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 August 1996 |
| 4.1 | 116 | "Mudsticks" | Steve Mann | Unknown | 3 September 1996 |
| 4.1 | 117 | "The Angel's Share" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 September 1996 |
| 4.1 | 118 | "Something for Nothing" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 September 1996 |
| 4.1 | 119 | "Winner Takes All" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 September 1996 |
| 4.2 | 120 | "I Spy" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 October 1996 |
| 4.2 | 121 | "Reality Bytes" | Steve Mann | Unknown | 8 October 1996 |
| 4.2 | 122 | "In The Gun (1)" | Unknown | Unknown | 15 October 1996 |
| 4.2 | 123 | "In The Gun (2)" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 October 1996 |
| 4.2 | 124 | "Buck Naked" | Unknown | Unknown | 29 October 1996 |
| 4.2 | 125 | "Friendly Fire" | Steve Mann | Unknown | 5 November 1996 |
| 4.2 | 126 | "Half a Second" | Graham Thorburn | Anthony Ellis | 12 November 1996 |
| 4.2 | 127 | "Miss Mount Thomas" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 November 1996 |
| 4.2 | 128 | "Dead or Alive" | Steve Mann | David Allen | 26 November 1996 |
DVD release
| The Complete Third Season: Part 1 | ||||
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| 16 February 2006[1] | ||||
| The Complete Third Season: Part 2 | ||||
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| 16 February 2006[1] | ||||
| The Complete Third Season | ||||
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| 16 February 2006[1] | ||||
References
Wikiquote has quotations related to Blue Heelers - Season 3.
- General
- Zuk, T. Blue Heelers: 1996 episode guide, Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- TV.com editors. Blue Heelers Episode Guide - Season 3, TV.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- Specific
- ^ a b c Editors. Blue Heelers: Season 3, Part 1 DVD. Chaos.com. Retrieved 26 April 2008.